Can you drink Saturn’s rings? Saturn’s rings were likely first seen by Galileo in 1610. The speed at which an object orbits a ...

From the discovery of gravity to the first mission to defend Earth from an asteroid, here are the most important physics ...

NASA is focused on the moon as a crucial stepping stone for future deep space exploration. Earth's moon is a 4.5-billion-year ...

The first publication by Galileo Galilei has set a new auction record for the celebrated astronomer, selling for $1.5 million at Christie's.

Formscan - It's easy to see why the hat-trick seeking Heer's Sadie will have her supporters after her C&D triumph in an apprentice handicap six days ago, but a chance can be taken on GALILEO'S COMPASS ...

Since Galileo’s time, technology has advanced enough to track the Sun’s roughly 11-year cycle and to study phenomena like solar flares, prominences, and the solar wind in greater detail. Still, some ...

A Soviet-era document published on the CIA's website describes a retaliatory attack by aliens after soldiers shot down a UFO nearly 30 years ago.

In 1610, Galileo observed that these celestial bodies orbited Jupiter, which provided crucial evidence for understanding the motion of the stars. He was the first to observe that not all celestial ...

TEMPLE, Texas — Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei advanced the field of astronomy on Jan. 7, 1610 - 415 years ago from Tuesday - by discovering the existence of Jupiter's moons.

January 7, 1610, using a hand-built telescope, Galileo Galilei discovered the planet Jupiter and four moons orbiting the planet. His first observation led him to believe he was observing a group of ...

The Trials of Galileo focuses on the events surrounding Galileo’s trial for heresy in 1634, and how he misjudged the politics and thinking of the time. In 1610, Galileo looked through his telescope ...